Machine for leveling land



(No Model.)

RQA. McOORD. MACHINE FOR LEVELING LAND.

No. 2-44,467. I PatentedgJil-l'y 19,1881

aCQ /A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT A. MOCORD, OF CLYDE, KANSAS.

MACHINE FOR LEVELING LAND.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 244,467, dated July 19, 1881.

Applicatioi: filed February 7, 1881. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. McGoRD, of Clyde, in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Leveling Land; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appert'ains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is an end view; and Fig. 4 is adetail view, showing the manner in which the beams are secured to the cross-rails.

Jorresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to a machine for 1ev= eling land, which consists of a series or set of beams or bars loosely jointed to a pair of connecting rails or bars, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A A represent a set of beams or bars beveled longitudinally upon their under front sides, as shown at B.

O G are the cross-rails, which are provided upon their under sideswith loops or staples D 1), arranged at equal distances apart, and to which the bars A are connected by similar loops or staples E E, thus forming loose or 5 flexible joints, which permit the beams and cross-rails to adapt themselves to any unevenness or curvature of the ground, such as sh own in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Upon one of the cross-rails B, and at its point of intersection with the outer beam, A, 40 is pivoted a plate, F, having a draft-ring, G, and a chain, H, connected therewith.

Diagonally opposite the plate F is a hook,

I, pivoted as shown, so that the device may be folded or expanded at pleasure. The purpose of the chain is to hold the device in any desired state of adjustment during use, and it will be readily observed that the chain may be taken up or lengthened to hold the device to any width to which it may have been adjusted.

In operation, draft is attached to the ring G and the device dragged over the soil, which is thereby crushed, compressed, and leveled. Owing to the beveled front sides of the beams A, heavy draft is obviated. When it becomes necessary to transport the device from one place to another it may be folded together, secured by chain H, and placed in a wagon, where it will easily find room.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States The combination, with the bars A, having the loops E secured thereto, of the bars 0, having loops D, connecting with the loops of 65 the bars A, and the pivoted plate F, connecting with the hook I by means of a chain, said elements being constructed and organized as shown anddescribed.

- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT A. MGOORD.

Witnesses H. O. FEIGHT, Gno. H. WILKEs. 

